After playing snooker for many years, he turned professional in 1981, and perhaps the best performance of his career came when he reached the last 16 of the 1983 UK Championship, where he was defeated 9-1 by eventual winner Alex Higgins. In 1986, Higgins appeared at the 1986 Classic with a black eye, courtesy of a disagreement with Medati.[2]
He had other notable victories in his career defeating the likes of John Parrott, John Spencer and Dean Reynolds.[3] In his later years he became a pool player, and the Paul Medati Trophy is a pool tournament named in his honour.[4] Medati died of cancer at home in Salford in 2008.
References
^"Snooker star dies at 65". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
^"Obituary: Alex Higgins". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
^"Paul Medati". Snooker Scene. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
^"The 2011 GB9 Paul Medati Trophy". Pro9. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
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paul, medati, november, 1943, november, 2008, english, professional, snooker, pool, player, born, 1943, november, 1943salford, englanddied29, november, 2008, 2008, aged, salford, englandsport, country, englandprofessional1981, 1995highest, ranking58, 1986, bes. Paul Medati 14 November 1943 29 November 2008 was an English professional snooker and pool player Paul MedatiBorn 1943 11 14 14 November 1943Salford EnglandDied29 November 2008 2008 11 29 aged 65 Salford EnglandSport country EnglandProfessional1981 1995Highest ranking58 1986 87 Best ranking finishLast 32 x4 Career EditMedati was born in Ordsall Salford Lancashire to Maltese parents and attended St Joseph s Primary School 1 After playing snooker for many years he turned professional in 1981 and perhaps the best performance of his career came when he reached the last 16 of the 1983 UK Championship where he was defeated 9 1 by eventual winner Alex Higgins In 1986 Higgins appeared at the 1986 Classic with a black eye courtesy of a disagreement with Medati 2 He had other notable victories in his career defeating the likes of John Parrott John Spencer and Dean Reynolds 3 In his later years he became a pool player and the Paul Medati Trophy is a pool tournament named in his honour 4 Medati died of cancer at home in Salford in 2008 References Edit Snooker star dies at 65 Manchester Evening News Retrieved 17 December 2017 Obituary Alex Higgins The Independent Archived from the original on 25 May 2022 Retrieved 17 December 2017 Paul Medati Snooker Scene Retrieved 17 December 2017 The 2011 GB9 Paul Medati Trophy Pro9 Retrieved 17 December 2017 This biographical article relating to snooker in England is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul Medati amp oldid 1121053091, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
